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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has defended his administration’s recent demolition of illegal structures in parts of Makoko, describing the action as a necessary step taken to prevent an impending disaster and protect critical public infrastructure.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced a region-wide sit-at-home and full lockdown across the South-East and other supposed Biafran territories for Monday, February 2, in what it described as a peaceful show of solidarity with traders and communities affected by the ongoing closure of the Onitsha Main Market.

South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours, intensifying already strained relations between the two governments.